title: Tick spit shines a light on the initiation of coagulation.
authors.forename: Maria M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Aleman
authors.forename: Alisa S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Wolberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D060829:Arthropod Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005165:Factor V / Q000378:metabolism*; D015951:Factor Xa / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D060829:Arthropod Proteins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; C583622:TIX-5 protein, tick; D005165:Factor V; D015951:Factor Xa
keywords: Editorials; anticoagulants; coagulation; disease; hemorrhage; models; thrombosis